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C.LKANINCJS IN BKK CULTURi: 



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APIARY ON THE ROOF OF A WOOD-SHED. 



From four colonies, 300 lbs. of honey was taken. 



BEES ON THE ROOF OF A WOOD- 

 SHED. 



300 Pounds of Honey from a Space 7 Feet 

 Square. 



BY PERCY C. SHERMAN. 



For some time I have owned a couple of colo- 

 nies of bees, but have done very little with them. 

 We have no ground space for them, and, besides, 

 we live in a double house with a neighboring 

 house within 20 feet of us. Though such con- 

 ditions are unfavorable for bee-keeping the 

 thought of putting the bees on the roof of a wood- 

 shed occurred to me; and, though the idea was 

 laughed at, I built some framework and placed 

 upon it my two hives ^^ith two additional. 



Though the bees were just over the door, as 

 shown in the picture, the only time they give us 

 any trouble was after I had robbed them. Then 

 they would be "numerous" for a short time. 



I reached the hive by way of an apple-tree 

 close by, or t'lrough the window above, in which 

 the screen shown was hung o.t a hinge. 



From this roof I took about 300 pounds of 

 honey from four hives ((juite good returns from 

 a roof 7 feet square, ordinarily considered useless 

 for producing any thing ) 



.Adrian, Michigan. 



[Bee-keep'ng, unlike poultry-keeping and a 

 garden, is adaptable to almost any circumstances. 

 There are many small apiaries in our larger towns 

 and cities located on roofs of the buildings or in 

 the small back yards. In almost all cases of this 

 kind fair returns are secured. The experience 

 as above given is no exception. — Ed. ] J^ 



PAPER BOTTLES FOR 

 HONEY. 



EXTRACTED 



Can Paper Milk-bottles be Used for Hold- 

 ing and Shipping Honey? 



BY J. E. CRANE. 



For years I have been looking for a practical 

 package, costing not over a cent, that would held 

 a pound of honey. I have recently found such 

 a package, but it holds more than a pound, and 

 can be had for half a cent. I refer to the pa- 

 per bottles used now for milk. It seems to me 

 that these will answer as well as tin, and they can 

 be sealed more quickly and safely than almost 

 any glass container tliat I am ac(]uainted with. 

 Think of a I)ox containing two dozen packages 

 for honey in a re shipping-case, for 25 cents ! I 

 believe that these packages would answer where 

 tin is now used. They are used very extensive- 



